Evaluation of Different Lilium Hybrids (Longiflorum asiaticum) for Better Growth, Flower and Bulb Yield under Shadenet in Prayagraj Agro Climatic Conditions
M. K. Mahesh *
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
V. M. Prasad
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
A. Shivani Reddy
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present investigation entitled, Evaluation of Different Lilium Hybrids (Longiflorum asiaticum) for Better Growth, Flower and Bulb Yield Under Shadenet in Prayagraj Agro Climatic Conditions was under taken in the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, U.P, during winter season (2022-2023). The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design (RBD) with 09 hybrids and each replicated thrice. The H3-Hybrid (Masai) reported significantly better Performance compared to other Hybrids in the parameters like plant height (84.67 cm), Number of leaves per plant (70.20), Leaf length (13.37 cm), Leaf width (3.77 cm), Basal stem diameter (0.97 cm), Leaf area (40.17 cm2), Leaf area index (6.30), Number of Spikes per plant (1.14), Number of Spikes per ha (2,62,200), Bulb diameter (45.57 mm), Weight of single bulb (39.07 g), Number of bulbs per plant (1.40) and Number of bulbs per ha (3,22,000).
Keywords: Bulb, evaluation, growth, lilium, LA hybrids, masai, shadenet, yield